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Winterzeit

wintertime, standard time

noun VIN-ter-tsait Rare
Time Seasons

Usage Note

Winterzeit means both 'the winter period' and 'Central European Standard Time (CET)' when clocks go back. In der Winterzeit wird es früh dunkel = 'in winter time it gets dark early'. Contrast Sommerzeit.

Examples

"Mit der Winterzeit enden die langen Sommerabende."

Natural Translation

With the return of standard time, the long summer evenings end.

Literal Translation

With the winter-time end the long summer-evenings.

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